A Gefreiter and Bordschütze [air gunner] serving with 9 Staffel Kampfgeschwader 77, he died on a mission against London when his aircraft (Ju88A-1; wn: 3168; 3Z+FT) was shot down by Hurricanes of 320 Squadron RAF, crashing at Vange Creek, Basildon, Essex. The Flugzeugführer [pilot] Feldwebel Otto Wahl and the Beobachter [observer] Gefreiter Hans Buschbeck also died.
Original burial reported to have taken place on 25 September 1940 in Grave 683 at Eastbrookend Cemetery, Dagenham, Essex.
Original burial reported to have taken place on 25 September 1940 in Grave 683 at Eastbrookend Cemetery, Dagenham, Essex.
A Gefreiter and Bordschütze [air gunner] serving with 9 Staffel Kampfgeschwader 77, he died on a mission against London when his aircraft (Ju88A-1; wn: 3168; 3Z+FT) was shot down by Hurricanes of 320 Squadron RAF, crashing at Vange Creek, Basildon, Essex. The Flugzeugführer [pilot] Feldwebel Otto Wahl and the Beobachter [observer] Gefreiter Hans Buschbeck also died.
Original burial reported to have taken place on 25 September 1940 in Grave 683 at Eastbrookend Cemetery, Dagenham, Essex.
Original burial reported to have taken place on 25 September 1940 in Grave 683 at Eastbrookend Cemetery, Dagenham, Essex.
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